California – Page 21 – Federal Bar Association

California State CLE Webinars

California CLE Requirements CLE requirements for California attorneys. Required credits California attorneys are required to earn 25 credits every 3 years. This includes:

(4) credit hours of Ethics.
(2) credit hours of Elimination of Bias. Of the two hours, at least (1) hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias reducing strategies.
(2) credit hours of Competence Issues. (1) Prevention and Detection Competence, and (1) Wellness Competence.
(1) Technology in the Practice of Law.
(1) Civility in the Legal Profession.

On-Demand/ Self-Study creditsCalifornia attorneys are limited to (12.5) hours of self-study CLE credits. The remaining hours must be earned via participatory events. All of myLawCLE programs (Live and On-Demand) have qualify as Participatory credits. Compliance Groups: Attorneys assigned to a compliance group will always remain in that same group, even if they change their last name.

Attorneys admitted on or before Feb. 1, 1992, were assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of their last name, as listed on their official State Bar records, effective Feb. 1, 1992, (the beginning of the MCLE program.)
Attorneys admitted after Feb. 1, 1992, are assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of the last name listed on their admit cards. Admit cards are filled out when they are sworn in.

Deadlines: Group 1 (A-G) – Attorneys with last names beginning with A-G.

Compliance period: 2/1/22−1/31/25
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2025

Group 2 (H-M) – Attorneys with last names beginning with H-M.

Compliance period: 2/1/21−1/31/24
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2024

Group 3 (N-Z) – Attorneys with last names beginning with N-Z.

Compliance period: 2/1/23−1/31/26
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2026

Additional information For additional information, please see the CA Bar website here.

product_img_Leasing Land for EV Charging and Battery Storage

Leasing Land for EV Charging and Battery Storage: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Jason R. Goldfarb, Esq. Law Office of Jason R. Goldfarb, PLLC

Wed, March 19, 2025

2h CLE

On-Demand

product_img_Legal Spanish in Business, Criminal, and Immigration Law

Legal Spanish in Business, Criminal, and Immigration Law (Presented by the Federal Bar Association Professional Development Committee)

Dr. Björn Arp, Assistant Director · Pablo Perez Salido, Attorney Center on International Commercial Arbitration at the American University Washington College of Law

Wed, March 19, 2025

1h CLE

On-Demand